Ptak v. Jameson

Appellant Ptak and appellee Jameson were opposing candidates for the nomination of the Democratic party for the office of Municipal Judge for the City of Fayetteville in the primary election held in that city February 24, 1948. The returns of the election as canvassed by the party committee, gave Jameson 975 votes, and Ptak 910 and Jameson was certified as the party nominee.

Thereafter Ptak filed an election contest alleging that many illegal votes had been cast for Jameson, and that he, Ptak, had received a majority of the legal votes cast. Numerous motions were filed during the progress of…